The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
tempered — [tem′pərd] adj. 1. having been given the desired temper, consistency, hardness, etc. [tempered steel] 2. modified by addition of or mixture with other qualities, ingredients, etc. [the mercy in a tempered justice] 3. having a (specified kind of)… … English World dictionary
tempered — I adjective adapted, adjusted, altered, changed, corrected, indurate, indurated, moderated, modified, recast, reconstructed, remolded, reshaped, revised, transformed, treated II index reasonable (fair) Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
Tempered — Temper Tem per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tempered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tempering}.] [AS. temprian or OF. temper, F. temp[ e]rer, and (in sense 3) temper, L. temperare, akin to tempus time. Cf. {Temporal}, {Distemper}, {Tamper}.] 1. To mingle in due… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tempered — /tem peuhrd/, adj. 1. having a temper or disposition of a specified character (usually used in combination): a good tempered child. 2. Music. tuned in accordance with some other temperament than just or pure temperament, esp. tuned in equal… … Universalium
tempered — adjective a) Of ones disposition. The Pyncheon Elm, throughout its great circumference, was all alive, and full of the morning sun and a sweet tempered little breeze, which lingered within this verdant sphere, and set a thousand leafy tongues a… … Wiktionary
tempered — adjective 1. made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment a sword of tempered steel tempered glass • Syn: ↑treated, ↑hardened, ↑toughened • Ant: ↑untempered … Useful english dictionary
-tempered — comb. form having a specified temper or disposition (bad tempered; hot tempered). Derivatives: temperedly adv. temperedness n. * * * comb. form having a specified temper or disposition ill tempered … Useful english dictionary
tempered — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. having the elements mixed in satisfying proportions ; temperate b. qualified, lessened, or diluted by the mixture or influence of an additional ingredient ; moderated < a pale gleam of tempered sunlight fell… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tempered — tem•pered [[t]ˈtɛm pərd[/t]] adj. 1) having a temper or disposition as specified (usu. used in combination): a good tempered child[/ex] 2) mad mus tuned in accordance with some temperament, esp. equal temperament 3) made less intense or violent,… … From formal English to slang
-tempered — combining form having a specified temper or disposition: ill tempered. Derivatives temperedly combining form. temperedness combining form … English new terms dictionary
